Posted By: SSDAcuda
Any tricks to laying carpet???? - 06/19/08 11:50 PM
I am trying to lay Dante's trim parts carpet in my cuda, and unless someone here has some real good ideas, it appears I'm going to have to take it to a professional. It seems with a steamer maybe or???
Posted By: Neil
Re: Any tricks to laying carpet???? - 06/19/08 11:58 PM
Let it sit outside where it's warm to soften it up. Once it's in the car start at the trans tunnel and work towards the outside of the car when locating the seat and seatbelt holes.
You can also pile on some phone books or just about anything with some reasonable weight to it for a few days to force it into shape. The trans tunnel is the hard part. Once you get that down nice and snug the rest is easy.
Posted By: 44D6PAKCUDA
Re: Any tricks to laying carpet???? - 06/19/08 11:59 PM
Wait a couple of weeks and buy ECS molded/shipped flat carpet sets..right Dave?
Posted By: AdamR
Re: Any tricks to laying carpet???? - 06/19/08 11:59 PM
Whats the problem ? Its a pretty easy project.
Posted By: new bee
Re: Any tricks to laying carpet???? - 06/20/08 12:01 AM
The sun-trick works pretty well. The carpet in my Super Bee does not conform completely around the 4sp hump. However, it is slowly starting to take the proper shape. A little time can make carpets do their thing.
Posted By: badblack68
Re: Any tricks to laying carpet???? - 06/20/08 12:24 AM
Nope, just give her a few stiff drinks...Opps aaah, nevermind.
Posted By: NV69B7RR
Re: Any tricks to laying carpet???? - 06/20/08 12:39 AM
Lay it in first. Start at the trans tunnel, and work it outwards from there evenly. Trial fitting will help with where the rear section should lay in, then go from there. I use 3m spray adhesive in small amounts to help with fitting, especially around the 4spd hump. A soldering iron (not a gun) works really well for the seat belt bolt holes....remember measure twice, use iron once!
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: Any tricks to laying carpet???? - 06/20/08 12:43 AM
i think dave at ECS has the right stuff, i put my carpet in my car and it took 1/2 hour.no stiff carpet for me. mine conformed right away.
Posted By: SSDAcuda
Re: Any tricks to laying carpet???? - 06/20/08 01:05 AM
Are the ECS carpets shipping? Is that the answer?
It doesn't help that its a four speed car with a rollcage, but it doesnt come close to laying to the conformity of the floor.
I'll try the sun tomorrow. If not I'll try ECS!
Posted By: anlauto
Re: Any tricks to laying carpet???? - 06/20/08 01:37 AM
Dumb question...but is the carpet placed in the car correctly? The front piece is pretty self explantory, but I've had the rear piece in backwards before without realizing it....
Posted By: RestoRick
Re: Any tricks to laying carpet???? - 06/20/08 11:00 AM
Using a heat gun on the backside can do wonders as well. (Backside of the carpet...
)
Experiment on a scrap piece to see how hot you can get it.
Rick
Posted By: Challenger 1
Re: Any tricks to laying carpet???? - 06/20/08 01:12 PM
My old vocational school floor mechanic teacher always said that we are installing carpet, not laying it.
I'm a floor mechanic too BTW
I hear your supposed to use nails to hold it in?
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: Any tricks to laying carpet???? - 06/20/08 08:14 PM
Quote:
Using a heat gun on the backside can do wonders as well. (Backside of the carpet... )
Experiment on a scrap piece to see how hot you can get it.
Rick
thats what i told him to do today! i just think a hot blowdryer held close would also work.
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: Any tricks to laying carpet???? - 06/20/08 08:39 PM
I've laid carpets into about 6 or 7 muscle cars, the best trick I could give you is to use a soldering iron and poke holes through the back of the carpet for the seat mounts and seat belts. It is much cleaner than using a knife, and it is not as prone to fraying.
Also it's alot more conservative, its very easy to go overboard w/ a knife.
I made the mistake once of not getting the tunnel tight and then trimming at the sills. After a while the feet tighten the carpet against the tunnel and it pulls from beneath the sills. Not a good time.
You need to lay pipe!
